An unloaded handgun
Use the handgun you train with, unloaded, with a matching laser training cartridge. Keep live ammunition out of the room and follow the maker’s dry-fire guidance.
What you need
Gear.
Peregrine turns a laser training cartridge, a printed target, and your iPhone into a scored dry-fire session. It needs an iPhone running iOS 18 or later; the rest of the setup is familiar equipment you may already own.
A red laser training cartridge
Choose a red laser training cartridge in the correct caliber. It flashes on the target when the striker drops, and that flash is what Peregrine scores.
A printed Peregrine target
Printing is easy: choose a target in the app and press Print. The target fits standard letter paper, and its tones are optimized for laser hit acquisition. Keep the QR code and black corner markers sharp, flat, and uncovered.
A stable phone stand
A standing, extendable tripod is ideal: it holds the camera steady at target height anywhere in the room, with no table needed. Small tabletop stands work only where a surface already sits at the right height.
Reset gear
A TRT dry-fire insert, dry-fire magazine, or trigger-reset device can reduce the need to rack the slide between repetitions. They are inexpensive, and if you own a 3D printer and shoot 9 mm, Peregrine includes .stl, .3mf, and .obj files in the app so you can print your own.